DAN BUZZ was named vice president of modifications and completions at Duncan Aviation in Lincoln, Neb. Buzz will oversee the avionics installation, engineering, and interior completions areas. He has 24 years of experience in aviation, most recently as engineering assistant manager at Duncan.
The Federal Aviation Administration has formally certified enhanced Rockwell Collins avionics installed on an American Airlines Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, laying the foundation for the practical implementation of digital air/ground communications. The certification will enable aircraft operators to start using the Aeronautical Telecommunications Network (ATN) for ATC communications.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9690 (previously Docket No. 28830) Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Embraer to use the calibration standards of Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalizacao e Qualidade Industrial in lieu of the calibration standards of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology to test its inspection and test equipment. Grant, May 29, 2001, Exemption No. 6616B
THE CORNING INC. FLIGHT DEPARTMENT has flown more than 1,500 missions for Corporate Angel Network, a non-profit charitable organization that provides free flights for cancer patients traveling to treatment centers by using the empty seats on corporate aircraft. "Corning, Inc. has been the ideal 'Corporate Angel' from the day the company joined our organization in 1983," said Thomas Robertazzi, Corporate Angel Network's executive director. "Corning always goes the extra mile for our patients.
The European Commission rejected the proposed acquisition of Honeywell by General Electric last week, touching off a management shakeup at Honeywell that could continue for weeks.
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP., Portland, Ore., signed a five-year agreement with FiatAvio of Turin, Italy to manufacture aerospace and aeroderivative investment castings. The contract is valued at $130 million through 2005.
The 2000 Annual Business Turbine Aircraft Accident Review has been published, and is available from, Robert E. Breiling Associates, Inc., the Boca Raton, Fla. firm that has been compiling and analyzing business aircraft accidents for decades. The only publication of its kind, this comprehensive review presents a complete analysis of worldwide business jet, turboprop and helicopter accidents, including accident rates of individual aircraft and operator types (corporate, business, charter, fractional, air carriers, etc.)
The Association of Flight Attendants is asking the Department of Transportation to block approval of UAL's application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to launch Biz Jet Services, Inc. until UAL resolves disputes with AFA over contractual obligations.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9547 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Century Aviation to operate certain aircraft under Part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, 06/12/2001, Exemption No. 7543
CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY expanded the hours of operation and increased staffing for its European Citation Service Center at the Le Bourget airport near Paris. Cessna also added $7 million worth of spare parts to the facility's inventory. "We have expanded our capacity rapidly to meet the demands of the growing Citation fleet in Europe. Our service volume has grown to the point where we see 60 to 70 Citations each month," said Jim Morgan, vice president, service facilities.
Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 series airplanes (Docket No. 2001-NM-24-AD) - proposes to require a one-time inspection for correct installation of the left- and right-hand fuel differential pressure (FDP) switches and for correct connection of the pressure sensing lines to the switches. It would also require corrective action, if necessary. This action is prompted by reports of incorrect installation of the FDP switches and the resulting cross-connection of the pressure sensing lines to those switches.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9102 (previously Docket No. 29419) Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 43.9(a)(4), 43.11(a)(3), Appendix B to Part 43, and 145.57(a) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ACSC to use computer-generated electronic signatures to satisfy approval for return-to-service signature requirements. Grant, May 29, 2001, Exemption No. 6926A
KIRK KINKEAD was named to Duncan Aviation's avionics sales team. Kinkead has more than 20 years of experience in aviation engineering and customer service.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9687 (previously Docket No. 30098) Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.152(a) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow PHI to operate its two Bell 212 helicopters (Serial Nos. 30951, and 30957) and its Sikorsky S61N helicopter (Serial No. 61821, Registration No. N264F) without those helicopters being equipped with an approved digital flight data recorder. Grant, 06/13/2001, Exemption No. 7257A
Docket No.: FAA-2000-8269 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Sec. 133.33(d)(1) Description of Relief Sought: To permit HLSI to develop, submit, and obtain FAA approval on behalf of Part 133 operators in helicopter lift operations.
The Boeing Company successfully completed the first flight last month of its prototype CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter, the sixth Chinook type designed for the U.S. Army. The June 25 flight, which Boeing did not announce until four days later, took place at the company's Philadelphia, Pa. manufacturing facility. The flight included hover and basic maneuvers.
Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I), dispositions of certain petitions previously received, and corrections. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9283 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.411, 121.413, 121.434, 121.440, and 121.441 Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ACA ground training (initial and recurrent), flight training (initial and recurrent), pilot checks (including line checks), and operating experience for the 328JET acquired or accomplished by each pilot or each check airman at ACJet to count for that individual and for ACA as if the individual accomplished the regulatory requirement at ACA.
SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT agreed to sell the Aircraft Service International Group, Inc. fixed-base operations at Orlando International Airport as a condition of receiving clearance from the Department of Justice to acquire ASIG parent Ranger Aerospace. The Justice Department ruled last month that Signature, which has its own Orlando FBO, must divest a flight support services business, including fueling, ramp, and hangar rentals, at Orlando. DOJ said the merger would have created a monopoly at Orlando. The divestiture will not include ASIG's airline operations at Orlando.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9579 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and appendixes I and J to Part 121 Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Ashland County Airport and Johnston Aviation to conduct local sightseeing flights at the Ashland County Airport for the annual Open House in July 2001 and the Fall Foliage flights in October 2001 for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of Part 135. Grant, May 9, 2001, Exemption No. 7528
Docket No.: FAA-2000-8423 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and appendixes I and J of Part 121 Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit AFN to conduct no more than four local sightseeing flights at an airport in the vicinity of Kenai, Alaska, as part of a raffle to raise funds for local charities, at a date and time to be determined by you and recipient(s) of the flight, for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of Part 135.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-8750 (previously Docket No. 27429) Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 147.31(c)(2)(iii) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit U.S. Air Force aviation maintenance technicians who have completed military aviation maintenance training courses to be evaluated using the same criteria that are used for the civilian sector. Grant, May 3, 2001, Exemption No. 6094C
DESPITE RECENT MEDIA REPORTS that General Electric officials were willing to consider additional divestitures to win European Union support for the proposed merger with Honeywell, it appeared Friday the deal won't happen. Honeywell Chairman Michael Bonsignore sent a letter to GE Chairman Jack Welch Friday offering to lower the exchange ratio in their merger agreement from 1.055 shares of GE for every Honeywell share to 1.01 shares of GE per Honeywell share.
SIMULA will integrate its air bag technology into the cockpit of a U.S. military helicopter. The U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate awarded Simula the $11.1 million contract for the production of cockpit air bag systems for UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopters. Completion of 490 systems for retrofit in existing helicopters and additional spare kits is expected by March 2003. Simula, of Phoenix, Ariz., claims this will be "the first application of such technology in any aircraft."
STEPHANIE WRIGHT was named customer service representative for The Air Group in New York. Wright will provide detailed communications to management clients and sales offices by creating and maintaining client profiles and upgrades to related aircraft.
